2022 New Mexico Attorney General election

2022 New Mexico Attorney General election
	Torrez: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Gay: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 50% No votes
Attorney General before election; Hector Balderas; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Raúl Torrez; Democratic

The 2022 New Mexico Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of New Mexico. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Raúl Torrez, Bernalillo County district attorney^[1]

Eliminated in primary

Brian Colón, New Mexico State Auditor^[2]

Endorsements

Brian Colón

Organizations

Latino Victory Fund^[3]

Raúl Torrez

U.S. Senators

Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from New Mexico^[4]

Newspapers

Albuquerque Journal^[5]

Debates

2022 New Mexico Attorney General Democratic primary debates
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Brian Colón	Raúl Torrez
1	May 9, 2022	KRQE	Jessica Garate	YouTube	P	P
2	May 25, 2022	KOAT-TV Albuquerque Journal KKOB-FM	Dan Boyd Bob Clark Royale Da	YouTube	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Brian Colón	Raúl Torrez	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[6]	April 29 – May 7, 2022	583 (LV)	± 5.7%	28%	34%	38%

Results

Democratic primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Torrez	73,299	53.49%
	Democratic	Brian Colón	63,723	46.51%
Total votes			137,022	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Jeremy Gay, U.S. Marine veteran^[8]

Results

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremy Gay	92,688	100.0%
Total votes			92,688	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Leans D	November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[10]	Likely D	November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Raúl Torrez (D)	Jeremy Gay (R)	Other	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc.^[11]	October 20–27, 2022	625 (LV)	± 3.9%	49%	39%	2%^[b]	10%
SurveyUSA^[12]	October 21–26, 2022	650 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	37%	–	17%
SurveyUSA^[13]	October 1–6, 2022	570 (LV)	± 5.8%	50%	33%	–	16%
Cygnal (R)^[14]^[A]	September 27–29, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	41%	–	17%
SurveyUSA^[15]	September 8–12, 2022	558 (LV)	± 5.7%	49%	34%	–	18%
Research & Polling Inc.^[16]	August 19–25, 2022	518 (LV)	± 4.3%	49%	33%	3%^[c]	15%
Public Policy Polling (D)^[17]	June 13–14, 2022	642 (V)	± 3.9%	44%	37%	–	19%

Results

2022 New Mexico Attorney General election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raúl Torrez	388,592	55.31%	−6.50%
	Republican	Jeremy Gay	314,023	44.69%	+11.26%
Total votes			702,615	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Torrez won all three congressional districts.^[19]

District	Torrez	Gay	Representative
1st	56%	44%	Melanie Stansbury
2nd	52%	48%	Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
2nd	52%	48%	Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd	57%	43%	Teresa Leger Fernandez

Notes

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 2%
^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%

Partisan clients

^ Poll sponsored for Gay's campaign.

References

^ Lee, Morgan (May 17, 2021). "District Attorney Raúl Torrez to run for attorney general". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Brian Colón for New Mexico Attorney General". Latino Victory. May 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ Clark, Carol (April 12, 2022). "U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Announces First Wave Of Democratic Primary Election Endorsements For 2022". ladailypost.com.
^ "Editorial: Journal announces endorsements for state AG, auditor and treasurer". Albuquerque Journal. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ SurveyUSA
^ ^a ^b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
^ "Jeremy Gay, local Gallup veteran, running for NM Attorney General". www.grantcountybeat.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ Research & Polling Inc.
^ SurveyUSA
^ SurveyUSA
^ Cygnal (R)
^ SurveyUSA
^ Research & Polling Inc.
^ Public Policy Polling (D)
^ "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[Key-6] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[13] "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 2%

[20] "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%

[17] Poll sponsored for Gay's campaign.

[1] Lee, Morgan (May 17, 2021). "District Attorney Raúl Torrez to run for attorney general". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[2] Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[3] "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Brian Colón for New Mexico Attorney General". Latino Victory. May 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[4] Clark, Carol (April 12, 2022). "U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Announces First Wave Of Democratic Primary Election Endorsements For 2022". ladailypost.com.

[5] "Editorial: Journal announces endorsements for state AG, auditor and treasurer". Albuquerque Journal. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[7] SurveyUSA

[candfilings-8] "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.

[9] "Jeremy Gay, local Gallup veteran, running for NM Attorney General". www.grantcountybeat.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-10] "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

[Elections_Daily-11] Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[12] Research & Polling Inc.

[14] SurveyUSA

[15] SurveyUSA

[16] Cygnal (R)

[18] SurveyUSA

[19] Research & Polling Inc.

[21] Public Policy Polling (D)

[22] "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.

[23] "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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